1,962 Quotes About Photography



  • Author Sontag
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    There is the satisfaction of being able to look at the image without flinching. There is the pleasure of flinching.

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  • Author Arnold Newman
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    A lot of photographers think that if they buy a better camera they’ll be able to take better photographs. A better camera won’t do a thing for you if you don’t have anything in your head or in your heart.

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  • Author Susan Sontag
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    Recently, photography has become almost as widely practiced an amusement as sex and dancing – which means that, like every mass art form, photography is not practiced by most people as art. It is mainly a social rite, a defense against anxiety, and a tool of power.

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  • Author George Eastman
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    Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.

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